Tag: gaming industry

3 months after laying off a bunch of people, Splash Damage has become ‘Splash Damage Group’ and acquired another studio

3 months after laying…

In the latest example of ‘I don’t understand business,’ Splash Damage, which just three months ago made major layoffs…
The ‘Stop Killing Games’ initiative is close to its final deadline, and after that, its leader is understandably done: ‘Either the frog hops out of the pot, or it’s dead’

The ‘Stop Killing Games’…

Ross Scott—also known as Accursed Farms on YouTube—has been fighting tooth and nail for almost a full year to…
Resident game industry weirdo Yoko Taro laments that there aren’t as many ‘weird’ people making videogames as there used to be

Resident game industry weirdo…

If there were to ever be a mascot for the videogame industry weirdos (endearing), it’d most certainly be Nier…
New York sues Valve for ‘letting children and adults illegally gamble’ with loot boxes

New York sues Valve…

New York state attorney general Letitia James announced on X and Bluesky today that the state of New York…
Hypnospace Outlaw sequel Dreamsettler has been cancelled: ‘We just way overscoped’

Hypnospace Outlaw sequel Dreamsettler…

In our Hypnospace Outlaw review, Andy Kelly called it “a cyber-detective adventure set within a fictional computer operating system”,…
Amazon’s gaming walkback continues as it ends publishing deal for a new racing game being headed up by former Forza Horizon creative director

Amazon’s gaming walkback continues…

Back in October 2025, Amazon effectively threw in the towel on its big-budget videogame ambitions, leaving itself only with…
Trump extends TikTok sale deadline in the US yet again, leaving the whole situation feeling ‘less like a ticking clock and more like a looped ringtone… political Groundhog Day’

Trump extends TikTok sale…

US President Donald Trump has once again pushed back a deadline requiring TikTok to be sold by its Chinese…
Steam adds more accessibility features and Valve says it’s just the start, wants players with disabilities to provide more feedback and suggestions

Steam adds more accessibility…

Valve is currently in the middle of a big push towards improving both Steam’s accessibility features, and those of…
GOG now accepts donations when you buy a game, like it’s a charity or something

GOG now accepts donations…

The rising cost of videogames is a common concern among those who play them—witness, for instance, the upset over…
Hideo Kojima says the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 development team is his ‘ideal’ size: ‘They only have like 33 team members and a dog’

Hideo Kojima says the…

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has an awful lot of fans, and Hideo Kojima is one of them. But the…